propagate
Example Sentences
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The consequences propagate outward—first into food systems, then into fragile states, then into migration pressures at the borders of more-resilient economies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
A former member of the jihadist group told reporters in 2019 that they were originally funded by a military intelligence unit to propagate a fundamentalist ideology in Sri Lanka's multi-ethnic eastern province.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Female flies that mate with the sterile male flies produce sterile eggs, “so they can’t propagate anymore,” Chin-Hong said.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025
But instead of ogling violence to exploit its evil and nauseate the audience, Lynch calls attention to the systems that propagate it.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2025
Besides the material on chinchillas, he also brought from the capital the popular wartime booklets that had been created to propagate the image of the heroic soldier, and sentimental novels he had bought for Blanca.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
Vocabulary lists containing propagate
Romeo and Juliet
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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